Tag: Oregon Ducks

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College football's final stretch begins in earnest Saturday with a full slate ushering in the 2017-18 bowl season. The first day of postseason action features five FBS bowl games, an FCS bowl, and an FCS semifinal (though that's not included in the Six-Pack). Purists might argue that the postseason has become oversaturated, but who can…

The 2018 Heisman Trophy winner could emerge from relative obscurity. Such was the case for recent winners Johnny Manziel and Jameis Winston, a pair of redshirt freshmen not even projected to start a year out from their inclusion in college football's most exclusive club. Lamar Jackson was a known commodity after the 2015 season, but…

The No. 11 USC Trojans concluded their regular season campaign with a 28-23 win over crosstown rivals, UCLA, and in predictable fashion, a contingency of Trojan fans took to Twitter to…voice their displeasure with the win? Sigh. So, this is what it has come to. When USC was 5-1, we talked about this, Trojan family.…

Remember, college football: Show the world. Let them know; it's Halloween. HIT IT! It's Oct. 31, All Hallow's Eve, and what would this quintessential autumn holiday be without marrying two of the season's foremost traditions? In the spirit of the day, The Open Man proudly presents its All-Halloween Team, which isn't really a team, but…

Bryce Love is following the same path from the Bay Area to New York that previous Stanford running backs Toby Gerhart and Christian McCaffrey traversed. Love's 303-yard rushing performance against Arizona State propelled him into the forefront of early-season Heisman conversation, and puts him on a pace to break Barry Sanders' single-season rushing record. At…

Saquon Barkley's heroics in prime-time last week push the Penn State running back into the lead of the latest Heisman Top 10. The combination of Barkley's show-stealing effort at Iowa, and Oklahoma State laying an egg against Big 12 Conference counterpart TCU, broke up the brief Bedlam one-two setting the pace a week ago. Just…

The 112th installment of Bedlam will not commence until November, but early indicators of the annual Oklahoma-Oklahoma State rivalry tilt suggest more than bragging rights are at stake in 2017. Through three weeks of the college football season, quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Mason Rudolph are 1-2 in The Open Man Heisman Top 10, tracking reputable…

Last December's Pac-12 Championship Game went to halftime with Washington ahead of Colorado 14-7, and I was ecstatic. It was my fourth year covering the Pac-12 Championship, and the three previous installments ended in scores of Stanford 38, Arizona State 14; Oregon 51, Arizona 14; and Stanford 41, USC 22. Each of those three contests…

Baker Mayfield ended each of the last two seasons with Heisman-worthy numbers, and earned an invitation to New York in 2016. Should the Oklahoma quarterback continue at his current pace, he just might join recent Sooners quarterback Jason White and Sam Bradford in the exclusive club of winners. Mayfield surged into a tie in this…

The non-conference schedule winds down in Week 3 for a majority of Pac-12 programs, and the league closes out with some fascinating contests. Five Pac-12 teams play road out-of-conference games, starting Friday night. Four of those are at Group of Five opponents' homes. Arizona gets it started at UTEP Friday, UCLA kicks off early Saturday…

A tremendous Week 2 slate, featuring more marquee dates than opening weekend, did not disappoint. And just like in Week 1, Week 2 provided further reminder that you never tune out a Pac-12 game until the clock hits zeroes; especially if it's into the night. First Down: #Pac12AfterDark Is Alive and Well On my drive…

Justin Herbert and Troy Dye represented Oregon Ducks football at last month's Pac-12 media days in Hollywood. That's noteworthy, given both are true sophomores at an event typically designated to showcase upperclassmen. Their inclusion can also be chalked up to strategy. The impending season marks Willie Taggart's first as the Oregon Ducks head coach, and…

With the July Fourth holiday in the rear-view, the road to college football season is clear. The first round of media day events kick off next week, marking the first major milestone on the way to opening weekend. The Open Man's 2017 College Football Preview revs into high-gear as the fall fast approaches. Setting us…

Wrestling's most exciting rivalry of 2017 is Okada-Omega, the New Japan feud headlining the two biggest main events of the year to date. It's also the subject of just one entry in this week's Friday Q&A. If you have a question for The Open Man Friday Q&A, email kyle@theopenman.com, or shoot a tweet @kensing45 or…